Flea beetles: Management tips

Flea beetle characteristics that may help with managementFlea beetles in Western Canada winter as adults in sheltered areas, preferably with lots of foliage, and emerge from late April to early June. All of the flea beetles that show up in canola crops each spring are those adults that survived the winter. Egg laying does not occur until May and June, and the next generation of adults start flying in August. Those are the ones observed in late summer and fall. They feed for a bit then seek refug